The crowd and Guildhall pictured at first of two MTV Crashes at Ebrington Square. Photo: Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com.
Derry’s MTV celebrations have been hailed a “huge success” by organisers, Derry City Council.
Top music acts such as Afrojack, Professor Green, MNEK and Neon Jungle, Chase and Status, Sigma and DJ Fresh performed over two nights to 20,000 music fans at Ebrington Square.
Three young local DJs, a-15-year-old DJ duo Callum Porter and Mark Kivelehan, and 22-year-old Erika Lauren also got the chance of a lifetime to perform when they performed the warm-up on Saturday evening with their DJ set.
Mayor of Derry, Cllr Brenda Stevenson, said she was extremely proud of the city for successfully hosting an international music event of such a scale featuring some of the biggest names in the music and dance industry.
She said it was hugely successful showcasing the city’s ability to host large scale music events.
She added: “The atmosphere in the city over the weekend has been unbelievable. Once again Derry has welcomed a whole host of international stars for a fantastic showcase event for the region, and local music fans have enjoyed a full programme of top class entertainment as part of Music City 2014 celebrations.
“It has been a very successful partnership arrangement between MTV, Derry City Council, Ilex and NITB and we are delighted that the two gigs were such a success.”
She concluded: “The fact that we also had Culture Night and the CultureTech Festival running over the course of the weekend, meant there were a diverse range of events to suit all ages and tastes. I would like to thank all our partners and everyone involved in ensuring that the weekend’s events were such a success.”
Meanwhile, Bangor-born singer Foy Vance will take to the stage at the Glassworks this evening, while singer songwriter Paul Casey will perform to music lovers at the City Hotel, and Dublin sensations the Hot Sprockets and Old Hannah will rock Sandinos.
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